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Mirror
Translation by Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Once regrets come to mind
plum blossoms fall
Like watching her swim to the other shore
Like climbing a pine ladder
There is beauty in danger
Why not watch her return on horseback
cheeks warm
with shame. Head bowed, she answers the Emperor
A mirror awaits her forever
Let her take her usual place in the mirror
looking out the window, once regrets come to mind
plum blossoms fall over the southern mountain
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- Poet:
- Zhang Zao
- Translator:
- Fiona Sze-Lorrain
- Original language:
- Chinese
- Issue:
- 2013 Number 1 - Strange Tracks
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Sasha Dugdale
23rd May 2013
Come and hear Fiona reading this poem at Keats House on Sunday 2 June at 3pm. We're hoping to hear it in Chinese, too!